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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Aug 7 – FCCC Happy Hour
Tipple, pre-prandial, aperitif, snifter, cheeky one, noggin, dram, nip, skinful…whatever you call yours, join us for one (or several) at the FCCC Happy Hour! DATE: Friday, August 7th TIME: 6-10pm VENUE: The Bookworm http://www.beijingbookworm.com/ ENTRANCE: Free. Non-members very welcome as always DIZZY DRINKS DISCOUNT: FCCC members wielding a valid FCCC membership card get the usual [...]
Please Keep News Assistants’ Safety In Mind
The FCCC has received many recent reports of pressure on Chinese news assistants and a general tightening of oversight on them, after several years of increasing freedom. We’d like to remind members that it is illegal under Chinese law for assistants to conduct “independent reporting.” Punishments for those assistants deemed to have overstepped the bounds [...]
Jul 25 – Invisible Killer: A Film About ‘Human Flesh Search Engines’
Chinese Netizens are heroic Zorros or voyeuristic bounty-hunters by turns. As People’s War 2.0 rages online, some have called for the state to introduce stronger legislation to protect personal data and privacy. Invisible Killer — which will soon hit the screens in Beijing — is possibly the first film on the phenomenon of ‘human flesh [...]
Open Letter On Reporting Conditions In Xinjiang
Information Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dear Sir: In light of past problems covering large incidents like the unrest in Tibet last year, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China would like to share some of the feedback we received from our members, given the large number of journalists who traveled to Xinjiang to cover the [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
China Should Allow Reporters Free Movement In Xinjiang
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, while encouraged that journalists were allowed to report from Urumqi, is alarmed at the growing number of reporters who have been detained while trying to do their jobs. Foreign reporters have been asked to leave the city of Kashgar, and in some cases have been escorted to the airport. [...]
Tags: Xinjiang
